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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The RTF Style Template Editor supports</span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">left, right, center</span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">decimal</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tabs. Tabs are very useful for creating columns and tables. A paragraph can have as many as twenty tab positions.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">A tab usually applies to every line of the current paragraph. However, if you highlight a block of text before setting a tab, the tab then applies to every line in the highlighted text.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can create tabs quickly and easily using the ruler at the top of the screen. To create a:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Left</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">tab, click on the required tab position on the ruler; the left tab is indicated on the ruler by an</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;"> L</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> shape.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Right</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">tab, right-click on the required tab position on the ruler; the right tab is indicated on the ruler by a reversed </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">L</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> shape.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Center</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> tab, press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift] </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">and click on the required tab position on the ruler; the center tab is indicated on the ruler by an inverted </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">T</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> shape.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Decimal</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> tab, press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> and right-click on the required tab position on the ruler; the decimal tab stop is indicated on the ruler by an inverted </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">T</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> shape with a dot on the right hand side. This tab is for numbers with a decimal point; numbers scroll left from the tab until you type a point, then numbers scroll right.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can also set tabs using the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Paragraph | Set Tab</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option, which displays the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Set a Tab Position</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog. This enables you to specify the tab type, and provides two advantages over the ruler: you can set the tab position with more precision and with a clear value that you can duplicate; and you can add a tab leader line (dot, hyphen, or underline).</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">To clear </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">a single</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> tab position for selected text, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Paragraph | Clear Tab</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Clear a Tab Position</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog displays, on which you select the tab to clear.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">To clear </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">all</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> tab stops for selected text, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Paragraph | Clear All Tabs</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">To move a tab position using the mouse, click on the tab symbol on the ruler and drag it to the new position.</span></li>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Other | Snap To Grid</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> menu option affects the movement of the tabs (and the paragraph indentation markers) on the ruler. When you select this option, the movements of the tab markers are locked on to an invisible grid at intervals of 1/16 inch (half a ruler division).</span></p>
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